by posted 09/06/2010
 
Chicago United U9 Black, U10 Black and U11 Black teams participated in the NSR Gold Cup this Labor Day weekend. Here are the results summary for each team:

U9 Black
The team went 1-1-1 falling just short of qualifying for the playoffs based on goal differential. While the team demonstrated their ability to play in a top tier tourney, Coach Charlie hopes to see the team build on their experiences from this weekend.

U10 Black
The team went undefeated in divisional play going 3-0 on Saturday and Sunday defeating Fusion from Indy, Heat United from Huntley and Aurora Flames with only 3 goals against and a total goal differential of +18 . Today, U10 Black continued their undefeated run in the semifinals dominating the Orland Park Eagles with a 5-1 performance. The team faced stiffer competition in the finals against Plainfield Legends reaching the end of regulation nil-nil but went on to win the championship in dramatic fashion in OT PK's.

U11 Black
The team dominated the entire U11 boys division with 20 goals scored while maintaining a clean sheet for all games played. In divisional play, U11 Black defeated Cicero Mayas, NSA Ravens and Plainfield Legends with scores of 4-0, 5-0 and 6-0 respectively and went on to defeat both Chicago Fire Juniors teams entered in this age group in the semifinals and finals by scores of 3-0 and 2-0 with dominating ball possession and stifling defense.

Congratulations to NSR Gold Cup Champions, CUFC U10 Black and CUFC U11 Black!

    

by posted 09/05/2010
 

UHigh Lab vs St. Ignatius. L to R: Sterling Yates CUFC 93/94, Adam Picker 93/94, Martin Garrett-Currie 93/94, Josh Koenig 93/94, JonJon Portugal 92/93, Kaleb Mazurek 95/96, Shane Veeneman 93/94, Ben Medina 92/93, Ben Postone 92/93, Dean Balabanov 93/94

The CUFC High School Academy has attracted many of the top players from Chicago area high schools including U of Chicago Lab School, St. Ignatius, Mt. Carmel, Walter Payton, Whitney Young, Little Village and Francis Parker. While these players train together and play for CUFC throughout the winter, spring and early summer, IHSA rules do not allow participation in club soccer during the fall season. As a result, all CUFC HS Academy players play exclusively for their high school from mid August to mid November. In many instances, United players find themselves playing each other in key high school match ups that showcase the top level play of CUFC trained players. Despite the rivalries, the CUFC players join at the end of each high school match demonstrating that the pride of being a Chicago United player rises above all allegiances.